Soccer: Man Ciity wins Premier League title

Manchester City won the English Premier League for the second time in three seasons on Sunday, completing its campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory over West Ham that lacked any of the drama of its previous title.

Unlike the stoppage-time comeback required in the 2012 title decider, goals by Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany provided a more serene end to what had been an exhilarating season.

"You can’t repeat what happened last time," goalkeeper Joe Hart said.

"This year, we’ve really come on strong at the end when we needed to."

Two years ago, City won the title on goal difference ahead of neighbor Manchester United after coming from behind to beat Queens Park Rangers on the final day.

As soon as the final whistle was blown, thousands of fans flooded onto the Etihad Stadium field, setting off blue flares.

For a club that has spent so much time in the shadow of United — last year’s champion — it was just the fourth time in its 134-year history that fans could celebrate a league title.

LIVERPOOL FALLS SHORT: Liverpool came up short in its bid for a first league title in 24 years despite a come-from-behind 2-1 win over nine-man Newcastle.

NORWICH RELAGATED AFTER LOSS: Aaron Ramsey scored a superb goal as Norwich bowed out of the Premier League with a 2-0 home loss against Arsenal on the final day of the season.

JUVENTUS SETS MARK: Newly crowned champion Juventus beat Roma, 1-0, with a last-minute goal by Pablo Osvaldo in stoppage time to set a new points record for Serie A at 99.